April 2, 2008

The University of California at Berkeley claimed the top spot in this week?s USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association NCAA Division I Varsity Eight Coaches Poll, while Western Washington University and Trinity College topped the Division II and III polls, respectively.

Women’s NCAA Division I Varsity Eights
Team (1st-Place Votes) Points Previous Week
1. University of California (11) 465 9
2. Yale University (13) 458 1
3. University of Virginia 425 2
4. University of Southern California 400 4
5. Princeton University 357 6
6. Stanford University 334 10
7. University of Tennessee 309 7
8. Michigan State University 299 NR
9. The Ohio State University 282 5
10. University of Michigan 259 8
11. Brown University 238 3
12. University of Minnesota 227 11
13. Harvard University 173 12
14. Notre Dame University 145 14
15. Washington State University 132 15
16. Clemson University 128 16
17. University of Washington 78 17
18. University of California at Los Angeles 75 13
19. Dartmouth College 58 18
20. University of Pennsylvania 55 NR
Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: University of Louisville 53, University of Texas 34, Northeastern University 19, University of Iowa 14, Gonzaga University 7, Cornell University 6, University of Wisconsin 5, University of Central Florida 3 and Bucknell University 2.